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Too many storms, not enough names

Too many storms, not enough names

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a Category 5 formed and many others.
by Greg Allen

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Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads and electrocutions to federal executions.

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More named storms than ever. Is it climate change?

More named storms than ever. Is it climate change?

It’s been the most active hurricane season on record, with 30 named storms – 13 of them hurricanes. Is climate change to blame? 
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves key Line 3 permit

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves key Line 3 permit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday approved one of the last remaining permits for Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, bringing the project a step closer to construction.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Conservation group buys remaining Potlatch land in Minnesota

Conservation group buys remaining Potlatch land in Minnesota

A nonprofit organization has purchased more than 70,000 acres of northern and central Minnesota forest formerly owned by the paper and lumber giant Potlatch.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Climate change closes in on Lebanon's iconic cedar trees

Climate change closes in on Lebanon's iconic cedar trees

A symbol of Lebanon's resilience through its long, turbulent history, the country's towering cedars now face increasing threats from wildfire and parasites, both fueled by global warming.
by Ruth Sherlock and Nada Homsi

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The art of science communication

The art of science communication

This year’s winner of the American Geophysical Union’s Climate Communication Prize says scientists have a responsibility to clearly communicate their research with the public paying for it.
by Paul Huttner

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Majority of MPCA advisory group resigns in protest of agency’s Line 3 decision

Majority of MPCA advisory group resigns in protest of agency’s Line 3 decision

Twelve out of 17 members of an environmental justice group that advises the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have resigned in protest of the agency’s decision last week to grant a key water quality permit to the controversial Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. 
by Dan Kraker

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12-year-old discovers invasive clams in Minnesota lake

12-year-old discovers invasive clams in Minnesota lake

William Guthrie was volunteering with his family to comb lakes for aquatic invaders when he discovered a golden clam — an invasive species not previously found in Minnesota lakes.
by Kirsti Marohn

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